On 13 April 2017 the Hungarian Hagiography Society was founded, which elected Prof. Marianne Sághy as its president.
The HHS has arranged regular lectures since then. Among the guests were Nicole Bériou (Paris, IRHT) and Marie-Élisabeth Ducreux (Paris, EHESS).
On 4-6 October 2017, in cooperation with the Hagiotheca – Croatian Hagiography Society, and the Accademia d'Ungheria in Rome, the HHS organized an international conference entitled: The Saints of Rome.